Applying Complex Network and Cell-Cell Communication Network Diagram Methods to Explore the Key Cytokines and Immune Cells in Local Acupoint Involved in Acupuncture Treating Inflammatory Pain

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MA regulated the levels of innate immune cytokines in the ST36 acupoint. Levels of IL-1β (a), IL-α (b), IL-6 (c), TNF-α (d), IL-7 (e), L-18 (f), and CRP (g) in ST36 acupoint of the rats receiving injection of saline/CFA and treated with or without MA in day 1, day 7, and day 15 (n = 5–7). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM, versus control group, and versus CFA group.

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